Gareth Snook has done more than 240 performances so far, but he admits he will never get to the end of the fabulously fascinating character of Willy Wonka.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory The Musical comes to Southampton’s Mayflower Theatre from August 16-September 3, and every night of the run, as Gareth says, he will be discovering more and more about Roald Dahl’s fabulous creation.